Posts Tagged ‘Iowa Department of Education.’
State awards $500,000 to train teachers in computer science
Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education announced Wednesday more than $500,000 in awards from the Computer Science Professional Development Incentive Fund to train K-12 teachers in public and private schools to teach …
Read MoreSix school districts receive more than $1.6M for therapeutic classrooms
The Iowa Department of Education has awarded over $1.6 million in competitive grants to six school districts to establish therapeutic classrooms for learners whose social-emotional or behavioral needs affect their ability to be successful in …
Read MoreState announces $5M in broadband grants for rural Iowa, $4.4M to colleges and universities
Nearly $9.4 million in grant funds are available in Iowa to expand broadband access to rural Iowa and 43 colleges and universities in the state.
The state of Iowa and the Iowa Department of Education …
Read MoreIowa receives $26.2 million in emergency education relief to expand broadband access
Iowa has received $26.2 million in federal relief to fund broadband access for students, the Iowa Department of Education announced this week. Iowa’s grant is part of the nearly $3 billion Governor’s Emergency Education Relief …
Read MoreIowa Dept. of Education seeks input on career and tech ed plan
The Iowa Department of Education is seeking comments on a draft state plan for meeting federal requirements under the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. Commonly referred to as Perkins V, …
Read MoreIowa not at point to let e-learning count toward snow days, Department of Education director says
As the snow – and snow days – piles higher for Iowa’s school districts, some are asking if technology can be used to make up lost time in the classroom, reports Radio Iowa. State law …
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